Game apparatus.



No*l 678,824.v Patented luly I6, 190|.

` F. E. CARNEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

(Application led June 8, 19001.)

4(No Model.)

Nrrn raras atrnNtr FRANK n. CARNEY, oF DENVER, COLORADO.`

GAlVlE APPARATUS..

SPECIFICATION `forming* part of Letters Patent No. 678,824, dated July16, 1901.

Application filed June 8,1900.

T0 @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. CARNEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to Awhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of lthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in game apparatus; and it consistsof the features hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will befully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which isillustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedapparatus, a portion of the game-pieces being set edgewise or in avertical position and a portion of them in a iiat or horizontalposition. Fig. 2 is a crosssection taken on the line X X, Fig. l,showing the pieces in the edgewise position. Fig. 3 is a section takenon the same line viewed from the opposite direction and showing thepieces in the same position. Fig. 4 is a perspective View illustratingone of the pivotally-mounted game-pieces.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a rectangular frame composed of oppositeparallel bars 5a and 5, inclosing an opening of corresponding shape. Tothe two parallel side bars 5a are attached the extremities of a numberof wires 6,which extend across the opening of the frame and occupy aposition parallel to each other. On these wires are pivotally mountedrectanguiar pieces orsmall plates 7. These pieces,as shown in thedrawings, are centrally mounted on the wires, which pass through them ina line parallel with their longer sides. Between the adjacent ends ofthese blocks are located small washers 8, mounted on the wireszin such amanner that they cannot turn. On a number of these pieces correspondingwiththe number of States of the United States are printed or otherwisesuitably formed or Serial No.19,637. (No model.)

indicated the names of the States, together with the number of votes towhich each State is entitled in the electoral college. Each piece hasthe name of a State and its number of electoral votes indicated on itstwo opposite sides, so that when it occupies a vertical position (seeFig. 4.-) its name and number may be observed by both players, who sitopposite or facing each other.

As shown in the drawings, (see Fig. l), there are ten parallal wires6,each having five pieces mounted thereon. The forty-five pieces on nineof these wires contain the names of the forty-five States and numeralsto indicate the number of electoral votes to which the States arerespectively entitled. Of the five pieces upon the other wire, three ofthem (designated by the reference character 7a) contain a representationof the issues or questions before the public in a political campaign. Asshown in the drawings, on the opposite sides of one of these pieces areprinted Gold standard and Free coinage, 16 to l, respectively. On thesides of another piece are printed Expansionand Anti-expansion, whileupon the sides of the other piece are printed Protective tariff andTariff for revenue only. The remaining two blocks (designated by thereference character 7c) are blanks, since they contain no information oneither side. The opposite sides of the pieces should be differentlycolored. For'instance, one side of each piece may be silvered and theother side gilded. In this event one of the players will turn the piecesplayed by him so as to expose the silvered side, and the other playerwill turn the pieces played by him so as to expose the gold-coloredside. Then when the game is played it will be easy to determine thepieces played by each.

Before beginning the game the pieces are all set edgewise, with thesides of corresponding color all turned in the same direction--V that isto say, toward one of the players. In playing the game the pieces areturned, by the players acting alternately, from the vertical to thehorizontal position. This is accomplished by placing the linger upon theupper edge of the pieces and pushing downwardly, so that the side facingthe player of each piece shall be exposed. Hence when the game is playedall of the pieces will oc- IOO cupy a horizontal position, those playedby one of the players having one color exposed and those played by theother player having the other color exposed. The object sought by eachplayer is to play pieces Whose numbers aggregate a majority of the votesto Which all the States are entitled in the electoral college and alsoto play a majority of the pieces having the issues designated thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In a game apparatusthe combination of a rectangular, open frame, having a series ofparallel Wires stretched yacross the opening, the extremities of thewires being fast on the frame, comparatively thin rectangular piecespivotally mounted on the Wires which are passed through from end to end,thevwires being sufficiently separated to allow the pieces to occupy ahorizontal position, and also, to permit the opposite sides to be readwhen the pieces are turned to occupy a vertical or edge- Wise position,each piece having the name of a subdivison of a larger politicaldivision, and a number identied With the division, indicated on theupper portion of either side thereof, and arranged to be properly readwhen viewed from opposite sides, the number of pieces correspondingwiththe number of subdivisions of the larger political di- Vision.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Y FRANK E. CARNEY.

Witnesses:

A. J. OBRIEN, GRACE MYTINGER.

